President Jacob Zuma casts his vote at Ntolwane Primary School in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal. Photo Credit: GCIS
South Africans went to the polls on May 7th, 2014 to vote in the country’s fifth national democratic election.
According to the Electoral Commission of South Africa, 25.3-million of about 31-million South Africans who are eligible to vote had registered to vote.
The 2014 election, which takes place against a backdrop of service-delivery protests across the country and protracted labor strife, is possibly South Africa’s most highly contested since the first democratic election on April 27, 1994.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) Party led by President Jacob Zuma, is once again expected to fend off challenges from the other 28 contesting political parties, according to the South African Press Association.
South Africa’s Government Communication and Information System has revealed an arrest of 97 people for election-related offenses, but however reports that the elections have been generally peaceful.
Compiled by Diplomatic Call News Desk
